How to Hire a Virtual Assistant - How to Use Upwork & OnlineJobs.ph when Hiring VAs ($3/HOUR)

[@dtrain138]

STOP THE VIRTUE SIGNALING, COMMENTERS! If price wasn't an issue, you wouldn't be trying to hire people from other countries to pay less ANYWAYS! Pay them $15/hour if you want to save the world. If $3/hour works for them in their country, it works for them. You may be a beginner and they may be trying to prove themselves to you. Most people don't prefer to pay people less, and there should be a test period. Pay 'em 3/hour if they can eat off that. When your business grows, you can increase their pay. Most of these "slave labor" comments probably come from people who have never had to hire anyone for something and gotten burned. Pay someone what you CAN and when you grow they grow with you. Otherwise, keep it moving.

[@larrysmith1141]

What are you talking about! I pay my VA’s $3.00hr if you want to pay more then that’s your business stop calling it slave labor!

[@lionessslionesss3819]

i subscribed thank you its very help full !

[@helenaspljushka9571]

Hi Sarah, it's been a few years since you made this video. How about an update? Which website do you use now? Did you try Fiverr? Also, there is a question that you did not cover here - how do we know the average prices? I want to hire someone to write a couple of articles or make animations or illustrations to promote my webshop but I have no idea how to plan the costs.

[@ColeenFox]

I've had enough of these Virtual assistant services overcharging me with their hourly rates. The inflated hours and lack of transparency are hindering my business's productivity. Is there a service out there that values results over hours and offers fair pricing based on the actual value delivered?

[@ValleyVirtualOperations]

Thanks for the great points about hiring a VA.

[@paulakaz6118]

Way to go exploiter.

[@pamelatherambla3000]

I hired several va's from Upwork and their work was perfect. They are educated and experienced. However, you said not to use the "entry level" workers. All of mine were entry level and I was very happy. It doesn't mean they are inexperienced it just means they are new to Upwork. All of mine had loads of experience. And, because they want reviews, they will do work super cheap so they can move up the ladder on Upwork. Several of mine, after receiving 5 star reviews from me, doubled their hourly wage.

[@kenetoreto8881]

I live in the Philippines and have worked as a VA before. I currently own a Shopify store and I have to say $3 per hour is not enough for the day to day expenses here in the Philippines. Most of the V.A that accept this kind of pay is either beginners or desperate for work. You might have helped them by providing work, but I can guarantee you that it will not help them in the long run. We have a saying here in the Philippines "isang kahig, isang tuka" it means "living paycheck to paycheck".

[@oldboywanderlust60]

You can't be serious! USD $3 per hour equates to 26,942.40PHP per month if you were to work a standard 40 hour week. There are not many people in Philippines earning that kind of money for clerical work. I'd say most wouldn't even be getting 20k per month before they got into a more senior role. I know many people that make do on less than 10k per month albeit with a less than desirable standard of living.

[@lordzodiak1575]

If you hired someone in Thailand for $3 an hour , now it would be 98 in tai , a meal cost around 60. So it's no different to them ,it is an honest wage for all your comments about slave wages. If you make 10 an hour in the USA and the average meal is about 8-10 $$$ I would say economically someone in Thailand doing va work is better off than working in the US... Do your research before you comment

[@inherblissfulmoment]

I am from the Philippines and a VA. I charged $15/hr. I don't know how your VA have a life for $3/hr that's pretty low and you are taking advantage. Regardless where anyone is from, pay them right!

[@usieltinoco411]

In Her Blissful Moment 15 an hr in Philippines? That’s not even what most Americans make lol. Sit down.

[@inherblissfulmoment]

@@usieltinoco411 I charged my client what I want to charge. I know my worth and what I can bring to the table and if they can't afford my rate, they are not my ideal client. My location doesn't dictate my rate is. Even if I was still living in the Philippines thats how much I charged them starts at $15/hr.

[@pngs]

@@@usieltinoco411 there are even Filipino VAs who charge more than that. It's not the country that matters, it's the result.

[@deadcell1]

I have about 50 employees currently employed by my company. I plan to reinvest heavily in the front end of my business before the end of December by training new and existing employees on our new systems, marketing, and expanding my company's product line. Most of my employees make well above the minimum wage in their area. However, If I'm interviewing an employee I potentially want to hire and if they offer me a rate that's higher than what I'm willing to pay I'll give them a few minutes to explain why I should pay them more. If they simply tell me because they are simply worth more I will pass on them but if they come to me and say "I figured out a way to increase your revenues by 30%, or decrease my expenses by 10%, or how to improve my company's customer service ratings" I'll be more than willing to pay them a hell of a lot more.

[@freemark8858]

Pay them 3$/hr and he'll only gain experience from you, 3 or 4 mos. and he'll start disappearing on you. He's gone to a good paying client. Filipino VA wants a monthly contract as much as possible, $500-800/month is fair enough but if your business is good and you don't wanna lose your reliable VA you should pay them $600-800. Please know that most of the excellent VA's came from BPO and call center companies and they are already earning $600 or more. If you're just looking to exploit VA's and want the task done for you, you better do it yourself and not think of getting any Filipino VA's. If you want your business to be successful you should pay your VA's well, I've never seen a successful business or client who exploits VA. You always get what you paid for.

[@Nshdcdc]

I agree with you as one of the freelancers

[@mae2noodle]

Right. I'm an aspiring VA but I can't apply for VA jobs because they want only the "Experienced ones" so I MIGHT get this job for $3 just to gain experience and learn about the platform. I'll look at it as a free training with a bonus of $3/hr. But maybe if I'll be getting the whole amount meaning if the contract is outside Upwork. And I don't know if I'd last for more than 3 months with that rate. We Filipinoes learn really quickly and we get better over time. I may be new to the industry but I know my worth and I know what kind of service I can provide. It would be great if I'll find a client who'll take good care of me too.

[@Kate_08]

mae2noodle good luck to you 👍🏻

[@mae2noodle]

@@Kate_08 thank you! 2 months in the industry and I'm doing good. I love my job and I love my clients :)

[@amanbendel6270]

mae2noodle contact information please. Interested in your VA services. Thanks

[@aladincampo4500]

Thank you for giving job opportunities for Filipinos..

[@Fatrabbitnetwork]

I love your videos! you have helped me so much!

[@jalawani]

You are a blessing, thanks for all the efforts

[@andreisokolov8458]

I have used VAs from India primarily because their English resonates good to British audience, some of them speak better English than me and pay $5-6 an hour.

[@samuelamano4728]

If I was to pick from a list of 10 channels that provide valuable information ...this will be the first and the best . Double thumps up guys 👍👍

[@danciela]

I am from Mexico and I was looking for information in Spanish but there's always the same. I been watching your videos only two days ago but I almost see all of them. thank you very much. This help me a lot in my business. You are teching me english too. haha

[@OutsourcingAngelVA]

Hey, great video! You are very detailed in explaining the steps to post a job on Upwork. It can be daunting for someone new at this. Good Job!

[@nadiaholliday5492]

I love your page! You're awesome! Thank you for sharing! Wishing you, continued prosperity!

[@ilgfalam]

10:47 the words you are tying to hide are clear, her name ;-)

[@MountHuaGroup]

great info! next time I open an account with them, I make sure come back and click from your links!

[@ultimateebookcreators]

Sarah thank you for sharing this informative video. I usually hire from upwork but like you mentioned, upwork's commission is very high and most of the time, I end up giving bonuses to my contractor. I'm pretty soft in that sense and I do feel a connection with the worker during the project. I have had very good experience in general. The amount of talent out there is enormous. You mention that you only deal with experts - which demand higher fees. My strategy has been to hire new workers that have joined upwork. They tend to over deliver because they want to get good reviews. This strategy has worked very well for me, and I think it's good for the worker also. But i did not know about onlinejobs.ph - i will for sure give them a try.

[@H76Pro]

you always miss the important details, eg should i give the VA my user name and password? how can i trust them?

[@enriquecabrera2137]

Andromeda if you dont trust an employee then why hire them?

[@SteveMiguel]

contractors aren't employees

[@enriquecabrera2137]

Steve Miguel anyone you employ is an employee by default while on the clock.

[@dorfriedman9115]

lol say thank you for getting what you got for free

[@todiewouldbepleasure]

you put them as a staff member so they can't change MAJOR details. if you don't feel you can trust them then don't use them or get them to Skype you a couple of times BEFORE they get access to your site.

[@geraldkyle5819]

Thank You, for furthering my understanding of the VA workings. I will follow you.

[@markuchiha7737]

$3 is not enough

[@Darksagan]

The cost of living in PI is 400.00. I have family that live there and they are more than happy with this rate.

[@pngs]

@@Darksagan 400? That's not enough, I tell you. If you're single, probably enough to put foods on the table but not enough to have a decent amount of savings. It's certainly not enough if you have a family. People should not base on countries, it should be based on the result. I see a lot of clients taking advantage of people who accept a very low rate way lesser than they deserve and this type of promotion video doesn't help, it makes it worse, in fact.

[@ItsKells]

All your vids are amazing. Sincere thanks, Sara! (I think you said your name is Sara!) :)

[@marc4770]

You should also try Indonesia. Good quality, good english, and also cheap. Had great experience from everyone I hired there. Also close to NZ for you.

[@masterphotog4131]

Thank you for this helpful and informative video. Keep up the good work.

[@johnd.2803]

Outsourcely.com is the best place for finding and hiring your best VA's hands down! You will find the best!

[@amanbendel6270]

John Demchuk could you provide some feedback or what VAs did good work? Thanks and any response will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[@LouYorkLife]

Great and informative information. Thank you, very much!

[@JOURNALSAESTHETICSByAditiBadwe]

Your videos are incredible and helping me a lot.. thanks to you and Ted for making so informative tutorials..everything is perfect except your style..I live in Australia..I am an artist and KZbinr ..please hire me to make your vlog makeup and dressing stylist (I now just the elegant and simple not the makeup you can peel up with spoon lol )but also I have background sense of beauty too..so that I can beautify your videos backgrounds..no kidding 🙂

[@felipeedoardo]

Good for you for sticking it to Upwork. Their abuse of freelancers is despicable.

[@josefranciscodavidmontoya5764]

I had worse... Upwork banned me for posting too many bids that failed, at the time I'm getting a few jobs from them. Its already a hard UPhill climb to get a job, and they shot me dead.

[@libakerotvbisdak154]

I work as a product researcher my Boss is from UK she's an Indian. We do dropshipping. If anyone here is looking for VA i'm up. You can pay me minimum but you'll need to train me to your advantage. It's a win win solution I learn through training and you' ll get a good VA with minimum salary. I'm not after for a big salary at this moment I want to polish my skill and learn, learn,learn and grow everyday.

[@ajchuan2396]

Your videos fantastic!!! Can you make another video talk about the tracking number drop shipping for woo commerce? I don't have any idea what to do when giving the tracking number from Ali express to my customers.

[@toptoys5211]

Hi, love your videos 👍 what about an assistant for SEO or should I go in a different direction for that?

[@chaosme]

No way Sara!! That's not even enough to pay for the internet and electric bill. Not fair.

[@thisisdauss]

Great content keep going!🙌🏼. Any recommendations between TimeDoctor or HubStaff to track the time spent on which task from your VA? 👀⏱

[@chophosho5935]

When you hire VAs to do order fulfillments, are you giving them password to shopify account? How do you make sure no theft is happening in-house and how do you go about verifying the work?

[@pngs]

You probably already know the answer to your questions by this time but for other people who have the same questions: you can create an account for them and only give them access to orders. Theft in what way? To verify their work, give a trial period and do random checking.

[@fatimazd3070]

You explain everything so beautifully

[@Deojie]

Please I need a va

[@ellagencs1700]

Are you still in search of a VA ?

[@one.twentythree]

i love learning from your videos! I am from Philippines, still learning the how to's of ecommerce. I have an onlinejobs account and I hope I could get a chance to apply as your VA soon. 😄

[@edmontonalberta5009]

ano work mo sa pinas princess naghahanap ako para sa website sa ecommerce website ko...

[@one.twentythree]

Edmonton Alberta wala po akong related work experience, natututo lang po ako dito sa youtube. pero if you are willing to guide me po, I'll send you my email add or link ng onlinejobs profile ko 😀

[@jonaliza3469]

Very helpful. Thanks a bunch!

[@geraldkyle5819]

Thank you again. I like your video.

[@gdjrichards]

I love Wholesale Ted!!

[@civilchaos-]

Hey Sarah, can you make a video where you go into depth about ALL your advertising avenues? I use SEO, Google Ads, and Social Media and having buyers is very difficult for me. Can you please go more into depth in another video? Also, if you have any information for Affiliate Marketing, could you share that as well? Affiliate Marketing and Dropshipping are very similar and I'd like to see how you do it.

[@thehomeschoolfamilynorther8417]

you dont ask for an awful lot do you lol

[@joselmartinez2604]

love your videos as well thank you so much.. for the va will I have to give them access to my account for example amazon account?

[@entrepreneurkat]

jose martinez I was wondering the same thing

[@joselmartinez2604]

yes am confused with that.. do u drop ship?

[@entrepreneurkat]

jose martinez not currently, but in I'm in the process of setting up my drop shipping business

[@WholesaleTed]

For this case here, you can give them access to your account but set up limited user permissions so that they can just access orders. I'd also recommend hiring a VA who was already experienced in dropshipping.

[@joselmartinez2604]

thank you for the response

[@slimmerfitterstronger2978]

I placed a fixed price advert and i was not given the option to say how long for. I put the price at $80 and am not sure if that is $80 for a week, for a month or even a day. What would it be?

[@reynanmarkgloria4172]

That $80 seems project base rate.

[@qoqopepper]

$3/hour or slave wages?

[@cindyrivera1842]

Thank you Sara you are the best !!!☺☺☺🤗

[@AwakenedEssence]

Kia Ora kiwi. 😊😊 great video and really helpful thank you.

[@jenny5284]

wait, how do they fulfill the orders for you???

[@LenaWu3]

How can I become a VA ?

[@Ronnie9P]

i will hire you when i open my business

[@markjuliuslagare8448]

Ronnie9P are you still hiring VA?

[@bureaucratbayonet]

You people want to work for dollars an hour?!

[@thehomeschoolfamilynorther8417]

could you make a video showing how we as newbies can actually process an order on our new dropship websites,???

[@boboylubrown7079]

informative video. Thanks for sharing.

[@JimFR97]

Thanks, great vid

[@Jacek..]

How is money deposited on upwork? How will I pay the assistant on upwork? Bank transfer?, card? When will the payment be made?

[@tiffanyjohnson1676]

She is an angel 💪🔦

[@canadianvirtualassistantse1498]

informative and useful video...

[@aaronjacquelinesandford3518]

how do you know what to charge per project that is a reasonable price, for example, a facebook strategy plan?

[@TheBayangaram]

Thanks for your valuable information. Kindly suggest a good platform for becoming a VA freelancer in India/world. Thanks !

[@ExplicidGaming]

great info!

[@BartarSho]

Very Useful, thank you !

[@reynanmarkgloria4172]

Do you have your VA working with you now?

[@reynanmarkgloria4172]

If you still looking email me. [e-mail]

[@itadministratorthudufushi6424]

Hi Ted, Could you tell me where can we find VA from Sri Lanka ? in upwork how do we filter VAs based on countries ?

[@marwaabdelhameed1367]

Thank you!

[@jirayunakplien4595]

I'm sad there is no discount on the link!

[@realadnoh]

Are we Germans the only one having a issue for not getting an invoice on any of these platforms? So None of them is really suitable for us, or do I get it wrong? Sarah, what are the requirements to start a Company based in new zealand :)

[@afmkader3752]

Hi sara, recently I purchased Adrian Morrison ESA course, As advised you. I need a perfect person for a virtual assistant. So help me for this.

[@smartfitness4business396]

Nice video but i have a question about Aliexpress and the VA. Especially with Shopify you can give them a role and they ONLY HAVE ACCESS to capture payments and the apps (oberlo). But when it comes to aliexpress what is the solution for here? I mean you cant give roles at aliexpress, so the VA can see bankinformation and if he want he can buy thinks with my bankinformation. So how can i solve this problem? Give them access? Create a new acount? I struggle a long time with this... Thanks Niclas

[@MichaelKoubclasher]

hello i would like to ask if anybody knows..after i give permissions to my VA after how i'm going to give them access to pay for the item with aliexpress?because oberlo is going to redirect them to aliexpress in order to fulfill the order.I mean i will have my credit card information and they also going to need my credit card to complete the order

[@PaolaAntonella]

I'm a virtual assistant and my rate is 3$ per hour, but it is a bit hard to find job in the platform. I've been using upwork for more than a year and I have experience in shopify and woocommerce

[@PaolaAntonella]

www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01ea07f0f1a62b24fe

[@LULUandBELLA]

looking for a VA rockstar cold caller for my real estate team Strong English is a must Bonuses for deals we close [e-mail]

[@stanleyching3008]

What would you do for $3 per hour?

[@PaolaAntonella]

@@stanleyching3008 www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01ea07f0f1a62b24fe this is my profile, I have experience in graphic design, video editing and I have in woocommerce and shopify

[@GG-fi3gw]

How do I know it’s safe to give access to my VA of my email?

[@Jacek..]

Budget 98$?? do not enter 3$?? I do not know English well, maybe I did not understand something.

[@PepiCzech]

Why do you promise to give out the free e-book if you don't deliver?! I've been waiting 2 days... or does it take longer to send an email with the attachment??

[@WholesaleTed]

We do send it. Please do a search for "Please confirm your subscription to Wholesale Ted" in your email inbox, or sign up again and then look for that email: wholesaleted.com/4-step

[@provingyouwrongdaily8795]

What is fixed price?

[@MA-oo7fw]

Filipino vs indian vs Bangladeshi VA's?

[@sarahburroughs3305]

I will be starting my own drop shipping business soon. It will be an LLC company. I eventually will need a VA to help with certain areas of the business. I would prefer to hire people I know in the US for these positions. How do I go about this? Do I have to pay minimum wage or can I pay a small salary or per project job? Thanks for any help.

[@reynanmarkgloria4172]

Let's talk about it in details, Email me, [e-mail]

[@ivalinapasse2469]

Good info

[@dantervil6103]

thanks

[@edmontonalberta5009]

thanks ted

[@Kulfisoftwareservices]

Thanks for sharing the video! Contact us for any assistance :)

[@stefanhansen1401]

Can someone motivate me to put in my credit card number on upwork.com before i even have made any contact with a freelancer..... I want to speak/chat with different freelancers before i hire someone to do a job for me. I could just travel to the philippines and ask aaround me for freelancers.......

[@Birch37]

It is relevant to the cost of living in each country not the amount. Yes $3 per hour in a country where the average price to buy a median price house is $1,000,000 is not fair and agree slave labour. Is this the case in the Philippines? How much is the cost of living? The median price for a home in Sydney Australia is in excess of $1m. Alternatively the cost of a similar priced home in New Zealand is less however you may be forced to share it with several sexually ambivalent sheep. Relevance....

[@clickclackpow2730]

Why dont you fuckers just go into social work and stop cluttering the comments with your social justice bs?

[@cvc3683]

Hey i have a question i cant scale my bussines Because i do my order fullfillment myself can you post a video Or tell me How that Goes exaclty And What you need to let a va handle order fullfillment desperartly need this

[@reynanmarkgloria4172]

QuickDesk Virtual Solutions can help you with that. This is an outsourcing company for Filipino VAs you can find a lot of VAs there that bare a top of the lins skills set.

[@eglutemartinaityte9261]

I cant watch this video. She is too close to camera, her mouth looks intimidating

[@YaNeK92]

Gtfo then 🤣

[@Morenitto89]

Pause at 8:55 the looks when she reads "your hot" comments

[@richthepup]

😍😍😍 Sarah

[@MA-oo7fw]

how will i know they worked all the time per hr?

[@pngs]

Mostly trust. You can use time tracker tools but you should not solely base it on that, check their result.

[@jamibova-whitehead4263]

Lower cost of living, lower quality of work, turnover monthly....forgot to mention that!

[@felipeedoardo]

The lower cost of living only means that, all things being equal, you'll be able to pay less for a VA in a third-world country than you would for the same VA in a developed country. Inside the third-world realm however, you can find VAs in the full range of knowledge and quality.

[@freemark8858]

you probably was not paying well your VA for a high turnover and low quality of work

[@michelleame254]

$3 is way too low and unfair!!! They work hard for your business but only pay that amount. This is very hurtful on their part you have no idea. I wonder if you yourself would ever work $3/hr? Maybe if you find yourself in the same situation as theirs. Living in a 3rd world country is hard enough and yet there are people like you taking advantage of their situation and way of living. I feel very bad about this.

[@graxx1451]

LEE

[@Splendidus9185]

Its not unfair. They get paid based on experience just like everywhere else. Educate yourself on the subject a little more before just becoming a random bleeding heart hater. They have access to more jobs that they otherwise would not in their country. If it was so blindly unfair, they simply would not accept the jobs.

[@frostycherry94]

Actually most professionals even with master degree in the developed and under developed countries have even much lower rate than that so $3 per hour can afford more than better life in these countries, much more than you can imagine having with that amount in your country

[@enriquecabrera2137]

3 an hr is a third of the USA minimum wage. mexico works for 1/10th of that. so youre welcome to pay me some of your money if you find that bleeding heart if yours allows you to put your money where your mouth is.

[@ErickE702]

Life isn't fair.

$570/mo? Unsubscribed to your Channel as soon as I saw this Video.

[@lindseylazo423]

Yikes. This seems like you're promoting outsourcing and unfair pay for services =/ Yeah, it may "cost less" to live where they do...But that doesn't make the work that they do cost less?